PB Valley (Khao Yai)

 Here we are at PB Valley at Khao Yai which is known to have produced excellent wines since 1998. 

Joan and Pat on the ride to wine tasting

 On arrival to PB Valley before we went for our wine tasting, we were greeted by rabbits and swans.

 How the grapes are harvested for the wine

 Sorting the grapes

 We were taken on a wine tour where we saw the where the wines were stored and distilled.

 Wine tasting with these 4 bottles of wine - 1 white wine and the rest were red wine. 

 Our guide for the trip

Pirom Cafe (Khao Yai)

 Located in Khao Yai, I was amazed at the sights of Pirom Café which consists of an angular hedge maze and a stunning view of the lake.

 Such a beauty

 Pity we could not stay long nor have a drink at the café as we had an appointment at PB valley at 2.30pm.

 Do indulge in this place if you have the time - a scheduled area in the midst of the great outdoors

 Get lost in the maza

Having fun at the maze

 Picture Postcard - sit back and enjoy the view

 You could play hide and seek with this maze

The Bloom (Khao Yai) Part 2

 After immersing ourselves with the beauty of the flowers, we started to explore the place.

 Sheep feeding time. Sheep seem so starved that they all came towards us at the sight of the grass we held in our hands.

 Joan blessing the sheep 

 Pat just holding on to a strand of grass

 Lunch time - Do not disturb me. 

 It started to rain, held running for shelter

Carriage in red

The Bloom (Khao Yai) Part 1

 The view of Bloom

 

Our first stop after lunch was to visit the Bloom. The Bloom is a large garden area of over 100 acres, decorated in a variety of beautiful and colourful flowers providing the ultimate Instagram backdrop.

 Sunflower in bloom

 Shall we dance?

Entrance fee is 100 baht and an additional 20 baht for the one way transport on the golf car.

Laos Puan Khao (Khao Yai)

 Khao Yai has been on my travel bucket list for the past 2 years, just that the people around me were not keen to go. I had friends who have visited Khao Yai - itineraries were shared with  me. In addition I had also read the blog posts. This year after our BKK trip in March, Joan and I decided we shall visit Khao Yai. It was a 6 day trip of Khao Yai and Bkk. We engaged a Klook driver and Joan planned the itinerary. We were also mindful of our budget as the prices for accommodation were higher at Khao Yai compared to BKK. There were also admission charges to pay for the places we planned to visit.  

 It was an early morning flight at 7.40am on 4 October. On arrival we were greeted by Klook representatives who contacted our driver. We were mentally prepared for the 3.5hour drive from BKK to Khao Yai. We shared with the driver the places we plan to visit, he modified the itinerary as he had a better understanding of the distance to the places.

 Refreshing Drinks

Lunch place recommended by our Klook Driver. A simple lunch at least to take a rest from the long drive. Thereafter it was time to visit the places we had planned for the day. 

 Vegetables 

 Glass Noodles

 Papaya Salad with Salted eggs

 Fish cakes just average

 Seemed like a classroom setting

 Kids drawings